The Sweetest Sounds (song)

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"The Sweetest Sounds"
Song
Published1962
Songwriter(s) Richard Rodgers

"The Sweetest Sounds" is a popular song, with words and music written by Richard Rodgers for the 1962 musical No Strings . The song opens and closes the show for characters Barbara Woodruff and David Jordan, performed by Diahann Carroll and Richard Kiley in the original Broadway theatre production and subsequent cast recording.

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Composition

The melodic theme appears to have been inspired by an orchestral figure in the final movement of Johannes Brahms' Piano Concerto No. 2 (Brahms) (measures 64–80).[ citation needed ]

In television and film

Recordings

In addition to the respective cast albums and telefilm recordings, the song has been recorded by various artists including:

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